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Thursday, October 10 , 2011 PINE LOG The
The Independent Voice of Stephen F. Austin State University
Wall Street and
the housing
market tied
each other
By Chidinma Nebo
STAFF WRITER
The American Marketing Association
hosted a celebration last week with the
goal of bringing awareness to AMA,
offering strong career opportunities
for students and invoking community
involvement.
The celebration began on Sunday
at PetSense, where information about
adopting pets was given from noon to
5 p.m.
On Monday Dr. Larry O’Neal, as-sociate
professor of marketing, offered
a résumé writing workshop providing
students with tips on polishing their
résumé.
Tuesday outside the business build-ing,
students from AMA were giving
people information on the importance
of organ donation, to support AMA’s
national motto of “AMA Saves Lives.”
Kathryn Bateman, a corporate recruit-er
from Reynolds and Reynolds, was
there inform students about obtaining
their first job post-graduation
To end the week, AMA members and
faculty hosted a social at Bullritos.
The AMA organization is an excel-lent
professional student group, ac-cording
to Dr. Marlene Kahla, market-ing
professor and AMA adviser. The
national chapter provides the student
chapter significant opportunities in
the form of student competitions and
leader resources. Competitions usu-ally
take place during the first week
of October, with the Outstanding
Marketing Week taking place during
November.
AMA is beneficial to students by
providing a membership drive, grants
and job openings posted frequently
on the official website. Involvement
in the organization prepares students
for future careers and offers a tangible
experience beyond the classroom, ac-cording
to Kahla.
cnebo@thepinelog.com
Pre-employment interview practice
made easier with new technology AMA teaches about careers
SFA’s campus radio station, KSAU 90.1FM, will be
broadcasting live from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the student
center plaza Tuesday to mark National College Radio
Day.
KSAU staff members will produce the live broadcast
and will give our free CDs to help SFA student be more
aware of their campus station.
Sherry Williford, KSAU adviser and assistant pro-fessor
of global media/radio-TV, said the purpose of
College Radio Day is to harness the combined listener-ship
of hundreds of thousands of college radio listeners
throughout North America and to celebrate the impor-tant
contribution of college radio to America’s airwaves
by uniting for this one day.
The observation aims to raise a greater national
awareness of the many college radio stations that oper-ate
throughout North America by encouraging people
who would not normally listen to college radio to do so
on that day.
“We hope that people who do tune in like what they
hear and become regular listeners,” Williford said.
KSAU is a 3,500-watt station that broadcasts from a stu-dio
in the Boynton Building on 90.1 FM in Nacogdoches.
The student-produced station offers a wide variety of
music and talk shows and is active in promoting com-munity
events such as the Empty Stocking Fund, Texas
Blueberry Festival and Scare of the Square.
The alternative station plays various genres of music
from 10 to 2 a.m. It gives students the opportunity to
work as on-air disc jockeys, news reporters, sports re-porters,
production and promotion assistants, and talent
for various remotes throughout each season.
“University radio stations, and specifically KSAU,
serve as a valuable learning environment for students,”
said John Allen Hendricks, chair of global media and
contemporary culture.
He said university radio stations provide students
with fond memories of their college days.
“Alumni always want to visit the college radio station
during Homecoming as their experience as a DJ conjures
up vivid memories of a lot of fun playing great music
from their generation while learning at the same time,”
Hendricks said.
KSAU is managed professionally by Williford as facul-ty
adviser/general manager, a graduate assistant serving
as station manager and several other student managers.
The entire on-air staff is composed of radio/TV majors
enrolled in MCM 319 the communication practicum
class.
Williford said the organizers of College Radio Day
believe that college radio is one of the last remaining
bastions of creative radio programming, free from the
constrictions of having to be commercially viable, and a
place where those involved in its programming believe
passionately in its mission.
According to the website for the event, “College radio
is the only free live medium brave enough to play un-signed,
local, and independent artists on a regular basis.
Indeed, many famous and successful bands today, owe
their initial break to being played on college radio. Put
simply, college radio is an important part of the North
American media landscape because of its unique and
fearless programming.”
More than 320 stations plan to participate in College
Radio Day events across the nation.
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KSAU plans live broadcast from BPSC Plaza Tuesday
SFA campus station to mark National College Radio Day with celebration, free CDs
By Gina Butler
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
With the 2011 Fall Career Expo over, stu-dents
now face the next step to attaining a
job or internship, the interview.
To help with this step, career services
offers an alternative interview preparation
program at no cost to students and alumni.
The program, known as InterviewStream,
uses a webcam to film the interviewee.
“All too often students, mistakenly,
think they are great at interviews, “ Jessica
Stewart, student career advocate, said.
“After reviewing themselves on camera,
these students quickly learn otherwise.”
InterviewStream tailors the questions
asked to fit varying majors, ranging from
nursing to accounting. It also offers a gen-eral
interview option for students who are
undeclared majors or whose major isn’t of-fered
specifically on the program.
“This program is great for people who
may not like face to face interviews,”
Stewart said. “It gives them the opportu-nity
to practice before entering a real inter-view
environment.”
The interview lasts approximately 30
minutes. Stewart suggested students wear
a dressy top to look professional on camera.
Once students complete the
InterviewStream program and feel com-fortable,
they can further hone their inter-view
skills in a one-on-one mock interview.
The mock interview allows students to
practice answering questions on the spot,
review their answers and learn tips to stand
out among applicants.
“These programs help spice up interview
skills,” Stewart said. “You must have a great
interview to snag a great job.”
InterviewStream is accessible both in
the career service office and any computer
that has a webcam.
To schedule an InterviewStream ap-pointment
or mock interview contact ca-reer
services at (936) 468-3305 or visit www.
sfasu.edu/careerservices.
gbutler@thepinelog.com
THOMAS MOTYKA/THE PINE LOG
SFA Spirit teams and the Lumberjack Marching Band
were a spirited element of the pre-game activities for
tailgagters who supported the Lumberjacks at the
Battle of the Piney Woods last weekend at Houston’s
Reliant Stdium.
Individuals set up their own tailgate venues in the
Reliant parking lot, and the SFA Alumni Association
provided a barbecue dinner with all the trimmings for
the first 1,000 Lumberjack fans who visited the Alumni
Tent before the game.
This was the second Battle of the Piney Woods to be held
at Reliant Stadium. The game is scheduled to be held
at Reliant for at least two more years and has quickly
become a significant tradition for SFA football fans.
SFA spirit, tailgate travel to Houston for game against Sam Houston State
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